EL REY DE NAJAYO

EL REY DE NAJAYO(THE KING OF NAJAYO)

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Producer and Director will be present for a Q&A with audience following the film.

The dramatic story of Julian, a Dominican drug lord who despite his confinement in prison, was still able to maintain Dominican society in a state of suspense, for over 12 years. At the early age of 12, he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of local military authorities, during a well-meant attempt to hand over a package of drugs he had incidentally found at sea while fishing. As a result of this experience, Julian develops a thirst for revenge that leads him to kill all those involved in his father’s death. In the process he becomes a major drug lord and a very powerful headman within Dominican society.

Fernando Báez Mella (1957) comes from a family of photographers and filmmakers. His grandfather, Tuto Báez, made the first ever feature film in the Dominican Republic. Báez Mella’s feature film, EL REY DE NAJAYO, premiered in March 2012 along with approval of the new Film Law of the Dominican Republic and is considered by critics to be among the Dominican Republic’s top film productions. He is currently the president and owner of Unicornio Films, the oldest production house in the DR, and owns Único Advertising, Marketing Green.

Producer and Director will be present for a Q&A with audience following the film.

The dramatic story of Julian, a Dominican drug lord who despite his confinement in prison, was still able to maintain Dominican society in a state of suspense, for over 12 years. At the early age of 12, he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of local military authorities, during a well-meant attempt to hand over a package of drugs he had incidentally found at sea while fishing. As a result of this experience, Julian develops a thirst for revenge that leads him to kill all those involved in his father’s death. In the process he becomes a major drug lord and a very powerful headman within Dominican society.

Fernando Báez Mella (1957) comes from a family of photographers and filmmakers. His grandfather, Tuto Báez, made the first ever feature film in the Dominican Republic. Báez Mella’s feature film, EL REY DE NAJAYO, premiered in March 2012 along with approval of the new Film Law of the Dominican Republic and is considered by critics to be among the Dominican Republic’s top film productions. He is currently the president and owner of Unicornio Films, the oldest production house in the DR, and owns Único Advertising, Marketing Green.